[ahr-tuh-zuh
n] 
| a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson. |
| ar·ti·san (är'tĭ-zən, -sən) n. A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson. [Probably French, from Italian artigiano, from Vulgar Latin *artitiānus, from Latin artītus, skilled in the arts, past participle of artīre, to instruct in the arts, from ars, art-, art; see ar- in Indo-European roots.] ar'ti·san·al (är'tĭ-zə-nəl, -sə-, är'tĭ-zān'əl) adj., ar'ti·san·ship' n. |
| Main Entry: | artisanship |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See artisanry |